Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 8:65

65 And at that time Solomon held a feast , and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, unto the river of Egypt , before the LORD our God, seven days, and seven days , even fourteen days.

i. e. Kept the Solemnity.

The usual and known bounds of the Land, in the utmost length of it, of which, see Num. 34. 8. Iosh. 13. 5. Iudg. 3. 3.

i. e. Before the Temple, and as in God's Presence.

Seven for the Dedication of the Temple, or Altar; and the other seven for the Feast of Tabernacles; as may be gathered from 2 Chron. 7. 9. And it seems to be expressed in this manner, to intimate, that these 14 days of Rejoycing, were not all together, but that there was some interval between them, which indeed was necessary, because the Day of Atonement was on the Tenth day of this Month, Levit. 23. 27. And because these 14 days ended on the Twenty-second day, 2 Chron. 7. 10. it may seem most probable, that the Feast of the Dedication was kept before the Tenth day: and the Feast of Tabernacles some days after it.